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Success...got the thing running with a little luck (and a lot of unplugging, reconnecting, and the like!) Thanks everybody. Brad -----Original Message----- From: Brad McDaniel <mcdawbm@mindspring.com> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> Date: Monday, January 22, 2001 12:18 AM Subject: Re: AS/400 9404 Model E10 >Thanks for the reply... Here's what I know: > >a) I'm pretty sure the OS is still on it and the disks were not erased. >b) checked all the cables and the cards, and everything seems to be tight. > >I tried to perform the functions you suggested, but with the key in normal >mode, the only functions that are available are 1, 4, and 11?? > >Any more advice? Greatly appreciated! > >Brad > >-----Original Message----- >From: Neil Palmer <neilp@dpslink.com> >To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> >Date: Sunday, January 21, 2001 11:24 PM >Subject: Re: AS/400 9404 Model E10 > > >>If everything is hooked up correctly, the only thing you would need to >>press on the front panel is the power switch. >>What could be wrong ? A couple of guesses: >>a) OS/400 did NOT come with the hardware back in the days of the E10. >>Maybe the last thing done before it was powered down was to erase the >>disks ? >>b) The disks were damaged in transport and now won't power up - or some of >>the cards became unseated (try reseating the cards and making sure the >>cables are tightly attached). >> >>When you press the power switch on the front panel (panel should be >>displaying 01 B at that point - up/down buttons to 02, Enter, up/down to >>B, Enter - and the keylock should be in the Normal position) is there ant >>activity (changing codes) in the LCD display ? Does it stop after a while >>with a code displayed and the yellow ATtention light on ? >> >>...Neil >> >> >> >> >> >>"Brad McDaniel" <mcdawbm@mindspring.com> >>Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com >>2001/01/21 21:01 >>Please respond to MIDRANGE-L >> >> >> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> >> cc: >> Subject: AS/400 9404 Model E10 >> >>Hello Folks - >> >>I recently purchased an AS/400 9404 Model E10 from my employer for a mere >>$45 (although I was told that even that was too much!). However, I can't >>seem to get the thing to boot up. Does it need some sort of boot disk? >>The >>OS should be loaded already, as it was running fine until the day they >>turned it off and shipped it out the door, but other that, I have no idea >>what software is loaded on it, if any. As far as I know, the terminal and >>keyboard are all hooked up correctly, and the power works. >> >>I have a feeling I need to run one of the functions you can enter on the >>front of the box to get it going, but I don't know which one. I know I >>sound like a complete moron here, but I am usually on the development side >>of the fence, and have no hardware operations experience with the 400. >> >>Any advice would be appreciated. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Brad McDaniel >> >> >> >> >>+--- >>| This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >>| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. >>| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. >>| To unsubscribe from this list send email to >MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >>| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: >david@midrange.com >>+--- > >+--- >| This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. >| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. >| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com >+--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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